Last Train to Alcatraz Author:Leon (Whitey) Thompson Autographed copy of the autobiography of Leon (Whitey) Thompson, a former Alcatraz convict, released from Alcatraz in 1962. "Whitey was neither a 'public enemy' in the Hollywood sense nor a punk kid new to prison live. In the language of the penitentiary, Whitey was a 'solid con'. The stories he tells in this book are related from a distance ... more »most of us can never truly appreciate - the inside of the joint". John Martini, Park Historian, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.« less